Buildings News - October 2018

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October 2018

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Required:
Daily Construction Safety Meetings

As a reminder: as of May 16, 2018, pre-shift
safety meetings, and site-specific safety orientations became mandatory
on site safety jobs in New York City.

Local Law 204 of 2017: Requires pre-shift safety meetings to be conducted at site safety jobs
in New York City. These safety meetings, or toolbox talks, are required
to be held by a competent person designated by the permit holder at the
beginning of each worker's shift, and includes a review of the work that
will be performed during the shift, and specific safety concerns or
risks associated with the work.

Local Law 206 of 2017: Requires site-specific safety orientations and periodic refreshers for
workers on site safety jobs in New York City. These safety orientations
and refreshers are to be given by a qualified person designated by the
permit holder, and includes a review of safety procedures specific to
the individual job site.

If these critical construction safety
meetings are not being held on your site safety job site, let the
Department know about it by calling 311.

Construction Safety

Site Safety Training

Newly released Local Law 196 of 2017 Annual Report

Build Your
Career at Buildings!

DOB is staffing up, with openings for
construction professionals in various units across the agency.

Each day, the engineers, architects,
inspectors, and support staff at DOB play a critical role in overseeing
the 1 million plus buildings and more than 45,0000 active construction
sites that make up the most dynamic built environment in the nation.
Join our team, and help keep you fellow New Yorkers safe. Please teake a
look at our open career opportunities.

Current Career Opportunities

Working at DOB

Upcoming
Launch For DOB NOW: Licensing

Starting Tuesday, November 13, 2018, all new
applications, reissuances, and renewals will need to be submitted in DOB
NOW: Licensing for the following:

Gas Work Qualifications (Full & Limited)

Journeyman Registrations (Plumber & Fire
Suppression)

Welder Licenses

Have questions about the new changes? RSVP
for one of our upcoming

training sessions.

Additional license types will be added to
DOB NOW in 2019.

DOB NOW: Licensing

Service Notice

Scheduling
Appointments at DOB

DOB Appointments launched this month and this system is used to schedule appointments for
standard plan review BIS job filings, requests that were previously made
by calling 311. To request specialized plan examination appointments
including audits, determinations, emergencies, and project advocate
appointments, continue to submit a

PER11 Manual Appointment and Drop Off Request form or contact the
appropriate borough office. DOB NOW: Build standard plan review
appointments also continue to be scheduled in

DOB NOW.

Scheduling an Appointment

DOB Appointments User Guide

DOB Appointments Industry Manual

Certificates
of No Harassment (CONH) Pilot Program

In October, the City launched a new pilot
program that requires the owners of buildings that meet certain criteria
to certify that no tenant harassment has taken place before being
granted construction permits to significantly alter their properties.

The city has published a

list of more than 1,000 buildings, with approximately 26,000 units, that
meet this criteria and will now be subject to the CONH program.

Press Release

Service Notice

HPD Website

Student Art
on Display in Brooklyn

In October, DOB unveiled a
month-long exhibition in our Brooklyn Borough Office showcasing artwork
created by students from P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams Magnet School for
STEM Studies, which serves children from pre-kindergarten through 5th
grade.

Part of DOB�s Jr. Architects and
Engineers program, students at the school were invited to submit
drawings of their favorite buildings throughout Brooklyn.

Press Release

Major
Disciplinary Cases

$186,950 in penalties issued to property owner Azahar Haque for converting a single-family home at 162-01 85th
Avenue, Queens, into a four-family dwelling, illegal work performed without a permit, and failure to comply with previous DOB orders.

$25,000 in penalties issued to General Contractor JELM Contractor Corp. for a failure to safeguard their
construction site at 444 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn after excavation work
caused the partial collapse of a nearby retaining wall.

$10,000 in penalties issued to
Construction Superintendent De Gao for failure to perform required
duties at a job site at 647 48th Street, Brooklyn, including failing to
keep a log entry book, work that was performed contrary to the approved
plans, and failure to install protections on the side of excavation
walls.

$25,000 in penalties issued to Safety
Registrant Tishman Construction Corp. for a failure to safeguard their
construction site at 400 West 23rd Street, after a worker dropped a
hammer from the 50th floor of the building, which hit a van on the
street below.

DOB publishes monthly bulletins detailing
the agency's efforts to sanction and deter bad actors in the
construction industry. You can find this information posted on the

Enforcement Action Bulletin page of our website.

Additional Disciplinary Actions & Voluntary Surrenders

Industry Code of Conduct for Construction Professionals

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Service Updates

New Web Addresses for Development HUB, License Renewals and Electrical Firm Account Payments

Credit Card Convenience Fee Change

UPDATE: Limited Alteration Application (LAA) Filings to Launch in DOB NOW: Build

Additional Elevator Application Filings now available in DOB NOW: Build

New Gas Work Qualification Requirement

Elevator Compliance Filings to Launch in DOB NOW: Safety

Follow Up to Service Notice on Elevator Compliance Filings

Follow Up #2 to Service Notice on Elevator Compliance Filings

2014 Construction Code Updates

Update Page #62 reflects changes made by

Local Law 1 of 2018 (effective 9/27/2018), in relation to requiring a certification of no
harassment prior to approval of construction documents or issuance of
permits for demolition or renovation of certain buildings.

Update pages are printable
inserts to keep your hard copy Construction Codes up to date.

All

update pages for the 2014 NYC Construction Codes.

Hearings +
Rules

Increased Penalties for
Unpermitted Work

1 RCNY 102-04 The Department of Buildings (DOB) is proposing to amend 1 RCNY �
102-04 regarding the assessment of civil penalties for work without a
permit.

Public hearing: 11/26/18 @ 10am - 22 Reade Street, Spector Hall

Amendment of Buildings Penalty

1 RCNY 102-01 (effective 11/10/18) The purpose of this rule is to amend 1 RCNY �102-01 by adding approximately twenty-one new infractions and updating several
others.

Hoisting Machine Operators

1 RCNY 104-09
(effective date of sections 1,
3 through 6 is 5/4/18; effective date of section 2 is 10/4/18) The
purpose of this rule is to amend 1 RCNY �104-09 to establish licensing
criteria for hoisting machine operators, including relating to physical
fitness, experience, and national certification.

Amendment of Rules Relating to
Rigging Equipment

1 RCNY 3316-01 (effective 11/9/18) This purpose of this rule is to establish
regulations for rigging equipment and rigging operations. Rigging
consists of the system of ropes, slings, hooks, and other hardware used
to secure loads while they are being lifted or lowered by a crane or
other hoisting machine.

Requirements Regarding
Elevator Capacity and Loading

1 RCNY 3610-05 (effective 9/28/18) The
purpose of this rule is to update requirements for the posting of
information about elevator carrying capacity, and the detection and
regulation of overloaded elevators.

All Department Rules

Buildings
Bulletins

2018-012: (Revised on 10/25/18)Mandates final inspection of certain work types by a registered
design professional on projects not requiring new or modified
certificates of occupancy.

2018-008 Frequently Asked Questions

Service Notice

All Buildings Bulletins

Website
Updates

Limited Alteration Applications

LAA Filing Guide

LAA Emergency Work Notification

DOB NOW: Build Limited
Alteration Application (LAA) Resources

DOB NOW: Build LAA Presentation

DOB NOW: Build LAA
Step-by-Step Filing Examples

DOB NOW: Build LAA Work Items

DOB NOW: Build Electrical
Filings Resources

DOB NOW: Safety Elevators
Periodic Inspections Step-By-Step Guides

Construction Safety Enforcement Appointment Request Form

Construction Related Accident Reports

Licensing

Department Approved Course Providers

Department-Approved Course Requirements: 1-Hour Health and Safety Programs in Construction

Insurance Tracking Number

Obtain a: Safety Registration Number

Safety Registration Number Renewal

Licensing Insurance Guidelines

Reinstate Expired License

License Deactivation

License Renewal: Master & Special Electrician

Obtain a: Master & Special Electrician License

Obtain a: Private Elevator Inspector Agency License

License Renewal: Elevator Inspector

Obtain a: Private Elevator Inspection Agency Director or Co-Director License

License Renewal: Elevator Director

Obtain a: NYC Class 1 Filing Representative Registration

Obtain a: NYC Class 2 Code and Zoning Representative Registration

Obtain a: High Pressure Boiler Operating Engineer License

Approved Agencies to Qualify Pipe Welders

Did You Know?

The City of New York released
their annual 2018 Open Data Report, showing how the City collects data,
how data powers city operations, and how publishing that data publicly
creates value in communities across the five boroughs.

Check Out The Video

2018 Open Data For All Report

Press Release

Rick D.
Chandler, P.E., Commissioner

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